Van Orden v. Township of Wyckoff

PIZZUTO, J.T.C.

During the years 1998 through 2000 plaintiffs owned residential property located at 709 Albermarle Street in Wyckoff Township, designated as Block 421, Lot *7, in the Township’s tax records. For 1998 this property was assessed as follows:

Land: $155,900

Improvements: $246,500

Total: $402,400

After this assessment was made, the property was further improved by the construction of a deck, completed in September 1998, which (according to the municipal building permit) measured 290 square feet and had an estimated cost of $3,000.

The property’s 1999 regular assessment, of which plaintiffs…